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Source Description
Mark is depicted seated at a heavy desk, dipping his quill pen in ink as he prepares to continue writing in the book on his lap. His appearance, dressed in drapery and sandals, recalls the classical tradition of author portraits. Mark looks at his symbol, the lion, in the upper right corner.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
732
label
Portrait of the Evangelist Mark
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
732
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of the Evangelist Mark
description
Mark is depicted seated at a heavy desk, dipping his quill pen in ink as he prepares to continue writing in the book on his lap. His appearance, dressed in drapery and sandals, recalls the classical tradition of author portraits. Mark looks at his symbol, the lion, in the upper right corner.
provenance
Freising, Germany, ca. 865-875; Germany, 19th century; Leon Gruel and Robert Engelmann, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century [mode of acquisition unknown, no.78]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, February 19, 1917 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
second half 9th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.5
height
12.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 7/8 x W: 4 13/16 in. (17.5 x 12.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Carolingian
style
Carolingian
med
ink and pigments on parchment
creator_ids
7645
6211
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MSS
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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345147354a01bd1d